The Oxford handbook of critical management studies

Critical Management Studies (CMS) has emerged as a movement that questions the authority and relevance of mainstream thinking and practice. Critical of established social practices and institutional arrangements, it challenges prevailing systems of domination and promotes the development of alternatives to them. CMS draws upon diverse critical traditions. Of particular importance for its initial articulation was the thinking of members of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. From these foundations, CMS has grown into a pluralistic and inclusive movement incorporating a diverse range of perspectives - ranging from labour process theory to radical feminism. In recent times, a set of ideas broadly labelled 'poststructuralist' have been developed to complement and challenge the insights of Critical Theory, giving new impetus for scholars seekingto challenge the status quo and articulate a more inclusive and humane futurefor management practice. The Oxford Handbook of Critical Management Studies provides an overview of theoretical approaches, key topics, issues, and subjectspecialisms in management studies, as well as a set of reflections on the progress and prospects of CMS. Contributors are all specialists in the respectivefields and share a concern to interrogate and challenge received wisdom aboutmanagement theory and practice. Given the rapid growth of the CMS movement, its ever increasing theoretical and geographical diversity and its outreach into the public sphere, The Oxford Handbook of Critical Management Studies is a timely publication. In addition to UK contributors, where CMS has developed most rapidly, there is strong representation from North American contributors as well as from areas where CMS has taken hold more recently, such as Australasia.

• ISBN: 978-0-19-923771-5
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 752
• Fecha Publicación: 30/06/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés